How to Create a Safe Place for Your Dog Is your dog fearful of loud noises or events, such as thunderstorms, fireworks, or even the vacuum cleaner? Or is…Read More
How to Enjoy Breweries and Restaurants with Your Dog Breweries and dogs are a popular combination, especially in the warm-weather months. However, for some dogs the noisy environment and…Read More
Introducing Dogs to Each Other When you are introducing two dogs to each other, first interactions matter. How the dogs interact in their first encounter…Read More
Training at a Distance When training at a distance, there are many different objects that can be used to help your dog to stay…Read More
What Is a Natural Reinforcer? Have you ever wanted to reward your dog for a job well done, but didn’t have food treats with you?…Read More
Teach Your Dog to Get On and Off the Couch There are times when you want to share your couch with your dog. After all, there’s nothing better than snuggling…Read More
Helping Dogs Learn to Come Inside Do you struggle getting your dog to come inside after playtime in the yard? While it’s frustrating when your dog…Read More
Unique Reinforcers No treats? No problem! There are many other reinforcers besides food that can be leveraged in a training session. In…Read More
Older Dogs CAN Learn New Tricks! Teaching an old dog a new trick is not only possible, it’s beneficial! Training older dogs helps keep them in…Read More
Learning Opposite Behaviors Can you teach your dog to offer two opposite behaviors? How… and why? Teaching paired, opposite behaviors accelerates the learning…Read More
What Is Shaping? Looking for a fun way to build new behaviors while building your chops as a trainer? Try shaping! Shaping is…Read More
Petting as Reinforcement One question that trainers are often asked is if food treats must be used as the reinforcer. Some dogs do…Read More